I always use the Wilton recipe using their Dark chocolate melts.
the easiest recipe I have is this:
1 cup whipping cream (35%)
8 oz semi sweet chocolate chopped
1 tbsp liqueur (optional)
Place cream in a small sauce3pan. Bring to a boil, stirring often, over medium heat. Place chocolate in a large mixer bowl. Pour hot cream over chocolate, stirring until melted. Stin in liqueur, if desired. let stand at room temp until desired consistency is reached. for a slightly different taste try bittersweet chocolate.
It's not so much the recipe, as they are all very similar, but the ingredients. You've got to have good chocolate!
I use Elauria's recipe as well. And sweetsugar is absolutely correct--the quality of the chocolate is essential to have a truly delicious ganache! Don't skimp on the quality of the chocolate!
I always make chocolate ganache using 70% dark chocolate. the rule of thumb is equal parts heavy cream and chopped chocolate. Less cream for thinner ganache, more for a thicker ganache. This weekend I tried using the coffee mate fat free french vanilla coffee creamer with 70% dark chocolate and it turned out awsome and is waaay less in calories too 
Another trick I read was to always heat your cream and pour it slowly into the chopped chocolate instead of melting chocolate in a dbl boiler... less chance of burning the chocolate.
I always make chocolate ganache using 70% dark chocolate. the rule of thumb is equal parts heavy cream and chopped chocolate. Less cream for thinner ganache, more for a thicker ganache. This weekend I tried using the coffee mate fat free french vanilla coffee creamer with 70% dark chocolate and it turned out awsome and is waaay less in calories too
Another trick I read was to always heat your cream and pour it slowly into the chopped chocolate instead of melting chocolate in a dbl boiler... less chance of burning the chocolate.
What a GREAT idea!! Does it thicken enough to be whipped?
I'm so going to try this.
Lisa
It is thick and i think it can be whipped.. I wanted to whip it just to see how it works.. do post how it went for you.
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